Cutter and housing with magnifying glass



Feb. 20, 1951 F. W. BAUKUs 2,542,460

CUTTER AND HOUSING WITH MAGNIFYING GLASS Original Filed June 29, 1945 Patented Feb. 20, 1951 UNITED-sums PATENT optics CUTTER Nn HOUSING Wrrn MAGNIF'Y- lING GLASS Frank Baukus, Saginaw, Mich.

Original application .Tune 29, 1945, Serial No. 602,300. Divided 'and this :application October 27, 1948, Serial N. 56,898

'i Claim.

1 'I he invention relates to a home or oiiice gadget, and more especially an ofce device or implement for many uses, for example, a binder-holder, letter opener, paper weight, magnifying glass, line follower, rule, paper cutter, sheet holder, etc., and is a divisional applicationhof my pending application for office implement led June 29, 1945, Serial No. 602,300, now Patent N. 2,458,175.

The primary object of the liiyenticn is the provision 'of fa device 'er implement of this character, wherein on associating it with a temporary book-binder, the latter will be` prevented from closing, and the pages selected for reading, or otherwise, will be held open, and the line of typed or written matter 'appearing can be 'accurately followed, and such matter can be inagnied by a magnifying glass forming a part of the device or implement, the said device or implement being convertible to a letter opener, paper weight, rule, paper cutter or other handy medium for services in an oflice, through selectivity and adjustment therefor.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device or implement of this character, wherein the construction thereof is novel and unique in the arrangement, so that it will be ready for use, and is entirely devoid of complicated parts, thus enabling the handling thereof withv dispatch.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device or implement of this character, wherein the construction thereof is noveland unique in the arrangement, so that it will be ready for use, and is entirely devoid of complicated parts, thus enabling the handling with dispatch.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device or implement of this character, which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient for universal services, strong.

durable, neat in appearance, readily and easily adjusted, conveniently handled, satisfying a wide range of requirements thereof, and inexpensive to manufacture. n

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangementv of parts as will be hereinafter set forth in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which disclose the preferred and modified forms of construction thereof, and pointed out in theclaim hereunto appended. .Y

In the ,accompanyingV drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view. of an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal edge View thereof:

Figure is a transverse sectinal View taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows; Y

Figure 4 is a fragmentary perspective View of the rear end of the invention as disclosed in Figure l; y

Figure 5 is a Nfragmentary plan view of a modified Aform of the invention; u

Figure 6 -is a longitudinal edge view thereof; y Figure 7 i's a sectional View taken on the line 1 1 'of Figure 5 looking in the direction of the arrows; y A I Figure 8 is a fragmentary plan view of a further modification ofthe invention; and

Figure 9 is a longitudinal edge View thereof.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawings.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the device or implement A constituting the present invention comprises a fiat elongated body member 50, which may be made of any suitable material, such as, plastic material, hard rubber, metal, wood, or a combination of materials, having a required length, width, and thickness. One end portion of such member is outwardly tapered, so that this portion can be utilized as a letter-opener if desired. f

Secured to the rear end of the body member 50 by rivets 5| is a U-shaped window frame 5| and the opposed side portions 53 of which form a guideway 54 for a runner head slide 55 of a shiftable knife blade 55, the runner head or slide 55 is provided with a nger nail notch 5'! which is exposed so that such blade may be moved outwardly of the frame or within the frame, the blade movement being best seen in Figures l and 2 of the drawing by full and dotted line positions respectfully.

To the member 50 inwardly of and neXt to the frame 5| there is connected by a riveted eye 53, a swinging leg 59 only a portion of the same being indicated in the figure and this leg is identical to the leg I8 embodied in my copending application above mentioned.

By observing Figures 3 and 4 it will be seen that a magnifying glass 52 is retained within the groove 52 in the body member 5|) Within the frame 5| so that when the knife blade 55 is lmoved outwardly of the window framing 5| the magnifying glass is available for use for the magnifying of writing when said magnifying glass is placed upon the writing.

In Figures 5 to '7 inclusive of the drawing there is shown a modification of the invention wherein the body member 60 of the implement A is framed at 6I about the magnifying glass 62 while at one side of the latter is built thereon a knife easement 63 for a knife blade 64 which is connected by a pivot 65 for the folding and unfolding thereof. Casement 63 being parallel with the longitudinal extent of the lay of the glass 62.

This knife is acted upon by a spring member 66 Y as is common in pocket knives. This form of the invention is provided with ahooked eye 60" to which is connected the swinging blades 50" It is believed that the construction of the various forms of the invention Will be understood by anyone skilled in the art as Well as the use to which they may be adapted and it is to be understood that any minor changes made in the construction of the invention are permissible provided `such changes" fall" within the scope of the appended claim and the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is and. desired to be secured by and this blade is similar in detail to the leg disclosed in my copending application mentioned above.

In Figures 8 and 9 of the drawing. there is shown an additional modification of the invention wherein the rear portion of the body member forms a knife blade handle 61 in which isI housed a swingable knife blade 68vvon the pivot 69 for the reception Within the handle when the `blade is folded or extended out of the same for use. The handle 61 carries the leg 'I0 whichis connected by an eye 1l at one side face of the handle and the leg being identical to the leg previously described in my copending application.

The device or implement in its preferred or modied forms of construction can be used for many purposes which would be obvious, it Vbeing usable for a bookbinder, and tape holder, a"

letter opener or paper weight, a magnifying glass or a line follower, as Well as a paper cutter and the knife is available for use for the cutting of envelopes that are not opened by the use of the tapered end portion of the body.

`a line of writing for-themagnifying thereof.

, FRANK W. BAUKUS- y. REFERENCES "CITED The follovving references are of record in the file' of this patents, i.

UNITED STATESr PATENTS Number ll-Q'vani'e N v Date 330,557 Brown f Nov. 17, 1885 883,648. Landers Mar. 3l, 1908 1,840,135 Schutt Jan. 5, 1932 2,319,4361 Baum 'May 18, 1943 

